Unhappy with the tight fiscal space government is confronted with, economic Policy Think- Tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is advising caution in expenditure to forestall escalation of...
Unhappy with the tight fiscal space government is confronted with, economic Policy Think-Tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is advising caution in expenditure to forestall escalation of the...
Thoughts of a modern muslim King on achieving success in life The Emir of Kano State in Nigeria, Mallam Mahammadu Sanusi II, has taken a swipe at conservative Muslims leaders who discourage attitudes...
Some economists have lauded the government’s commitment not to issue any Eurobond this year. They explain that the development should give room to deal with the country’s ballooning debts. The...
Some economists have lauded the government’s commitment not to issue any Eurobond this year. They explain that the development should give room to deal with the country’s ballooning debts. The...
Was Ghana’s economy in real in dire straits? Government has issued 15 and 7-year bonds with a coupon rate of 19.75% The crescendo on Ghana´s economy has suddenly changed less than four months into...
If government is really bent on creating more jobs in the country, it needs to focus its attention on the manufacturing sector. This according to a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana,...
UK-based research firm Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is backing government to achieve its economic growth target of 6.3 percent, as well as cut its deficit to 6.5 percent, as announced in the...
Germany's right-wing, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has picked a new team to lead it into September's general election. AfD co-founder Alexander Gauland, 76, and 38-year-old...
The recent arrest of Vijay Mallya highlighted the problem of bad loans in India, but analysts say the tycoon's unpaid debts are just the tip of an iceberg that is already holding back the country's...
The recent arrest of Vijay Mallya highlighted the problem of bad loans in India, but analysts say the tycoon's unpaid debts are just the tip of an iceberg that is already holding back the country's...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to ensure that banks with minimum capitals below the industry requirement prepare “credible and time-bound recapitalisation...
Head of the Finance Department at the University of Cape Coast, Dr John Gatsi, has disputed government’s argument that the 2.25 billion-dollar bond it issued, is a local bond, and called for an...
Head of the Finance Department at the University of Cape Coast, Dr John Gatsi, has disputed government’s argument that the 2.25 billion-dollar bond it issued, is a local bond, and called for an...
Recently, the salary levels of some Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of some state-controlled corporations in Ghana have come under quite a bit of public scrutiny. What has been in short supply is a...
Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey is calling on educationists to end the ‘useless’ debate on the time students spend in Senior High Schools. He says the...
Japanese exports recorded their biggest gain in more than two years in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign of optimism for the world's third-biggest economy. The strong result, which came...
Some importers have expressed mixed reactions on the stability of the cedi on their cost of operations. While some importers confirm that the stability is having a positive impact, others have told...
Concerns over the huge foreign dominance in the country’s recent uptake of $2.25 billion in offshore bond transaction have sparked fears of imminent exchange rate shocks when investors withdraw...
The stability of the local currency and the abolishing of ‘nuisance’ taxes by government are the main causes of the drop in inflation, Dr. Ebo Turkson, Senior Economist at the University of Ghana...
